The New Sensitive

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46: Reading the Soother: How I tried to solve my dating anxiety, and why my first approach was all wrong Aug 14, 2020

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Hello friends, as I announced last week, I'm doing a new thing: Reading my Sunday Soother newsletter as a bonus podcast episode. My regular podcasts will still come out every Sunday, but I'll be posting these bonus audio Soother newsletter reads a day or two early each week for those who'd like to engage with my writing in a different format. No worries if you're not into this; just delete this episode and you'll get my newsletter Sunday morning as normal.
In today's newsletter: my struggles with anxiety and dating, and the surprising approach I took to resolve them. Also, my brand-new online course, An Introduction to Intentional Dating, opens for purchase this coming Wednesday!
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that creates conversations around compassionate personal development and helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

45: Relearning how to date: Why we go about dating completely backwards and how to change it Aug 09, 2020

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In today's podcast, I'm back from hiatus, and I'm here to talk about dating: why we learn to do it backwards, why that's bad, and how to change it!
I go over my upcoming course, An Introduction to Intentional Dating, and all the elements and modules included it in: our subconscious beliefs and patterns that may be driving our dating lives; why we need to learn better emotional and nervous system regulation in order to date better; and how to discover and articulate our romantic values, the qualities we need in a partner, and more. I also give you an overview of my past dating life, how I moved from anxiety and shame and codependency to a healthy relationship with my boyfriend where we just celebrated our one-year anniversary.
This can happen for you, too. I promise.
The course starts in September; make sure to get on the waitlist for it here.
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that creates conversations around compassionate personal development and helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

44: Reading the Soother: Soothing, anger, and where I've been Aug 07, 2020

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Hello friends, I'm back from hiatus! And I'm trying a new thing: Reading my Sunday Soother newsletter as a bonus podcast episode. My regular podcasts will also resume this Sunday (the next one will be all about dating!) but I'll be posting these bonus audio Soother newsletter reads a day or two early each week for those who'd like to engage with my writing in a different format. No worries if you're not into this; just delete this episode and you'll get my newsletter Sunday morning as normal.
In today's newsletter: my hiatus; my anger; my health; and more.
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that creates conversations around compassionate personal development and helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

43: 7 ways in which how you engage with privilege and racism reflect your own personal growth May 31, 2020

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Hello friends, and welcome to an episode of the podcast where I discussed 7 ways why engaging with your privilege and racism is necessary for your own healing, self-knowledge and growth — as well, and more importantly, to save the lives of and elevate the voices of people of color and vulnerable, marginalized populations.
If you're an empathetic, sensitive perfectionist with people-pleasing tendencies, in particular, you'll want to listen to today's episode. I explore the concept of "as above, so below" — how the external state of the world reflects our internalities, and why we must do personal healing and reflection in tandem with work to bring justice to the external world as well. I also discuss how shame, perfectionism and people-pleasing are no longer excuses we can rely on to not try to take imperfect action to address this scourge.
The 7 ways in which your personal growth intersects with your ability to reflect on your racism and white privilege are:

Shame
Boundaries
Ego
People-pleasing + perfectionism
Self-knowledge about your role in the collective
Spirituality
Limiting beliefs

In short: If we don’t do all we can to reclaim wholeness in society we can’t also do it internally because we are betraying our very selves and souls when we allow injustice to exist outside of us. So if you are here for the personal growth and self-discovery, content, know that your own personal growth is deeply intertwined with how you engage with racism and white privilege, and that's what I'm hoping to unpack today.

The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that creates conversations around compassionate personal development and helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

42: Overthinking things in an anxious world with Meredith Arthur May 24, 2020

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Overthinkers, come on in — today's episode is all about you, for you, by your sorts of people.
In today's podcast I interview Meredith Arthur, the author of the beautiful new book, Get Out of My Head: Inspiration for Overthinkers in an Anxious World. In this hardcover, illustrated guide (I highly recommend you purchase the hardcover version!), Meredith offers soothing techniques for understanding anxiety and moving through the traps of overthinking. The book offers a joyful, manageable way to deal with anxiety and quiet stressful thoughts through easy exercises, bite-sized takeaways, and calming visuals. Which, of course, I am all about.
Meredith and I talk about all sorts of things, including our own dawning realizations that we were overthinkers who had anxiety, our theories on emotional overwhelm, and our strategies for continuing to move through and thrive in the world as overthinkers.
Meredith can be found at bevoya.com, the community she created for overthinkers, and on Instagram @bevoya.
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

41: How to use astrology for self-awareness with astrologer Carolina Martin May 03, 2020

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Let’s dive into our birth charts in today’s discussion with astrologer Carolina Martin! Carolina and I trained together in our life coach certification program and as we became friends I learned that she’s studied astrology for 25 years and can basically see into your soul and psyche with your birth information.

Carolina and I discuss how you can gain greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and move forward more thoughtfully in life knowing things about yourself that astrology can reveal. She also gives me a chart reading, revealing what my chart says about my career, my purpose, my talents, my struggles in dating, and a whole lot more.

I also talk up front about how I’m still nervous and even a little ashamed to talk about astrology and how much I now believe in it. If you’re curious or even skeptical about astrology, I think this episode will give you a lot to think about. I know it did for me!

If you’re interested in having Carolina give you a chart reading, you can contact her at CarosAstrology@gmail.com or book a reading at her Facebook page. I highly recommend her!
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

40: The phrase you're saying that gives away your agency in life Apr 26, 2020

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Today's episode is short and sweet. We've got a few housekeeping updates and a phrase I've been thinking about a lot lately and what it actually means when we say it: "I can't."
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews.

39: A sneak peek into my course all about intentional living Apr 16, 2020

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Today I'm coming to you outside of my regular Sunday routine to share something special with you: the first two modules of my new online course, An Introduction to Intentional Living. I wanted to give you some insights into how this course is going to unfold, what you'll learn, and all the things I'll be talking about. These modules go over: what is intentional living, and the first step of doing it: accessing "core feelings."
The doors to the course close this Sunday, so don't delay in enrolling. And enjoy these modules!
Read about the course here: https://www.catherinedandrews.com/intentional-life-course
Purchase the course here (use code SOOTHER for 10% off): https://transactions.sendowl.com/products/78243214/76EFA7E5/view
Purchase for the course closes at 12pmET on April 19th. The modules start that same day.
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

38: The 8 kinds of people who don't believe they can change their lives Apr 12, 2020

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Today I'm calling ya out. I'm discussing the 8 kinds of people who believe that they can't change their lives. Everybody from the person who engages in the "rescue fantasy," to the person who has forgotten the skill of dreaming big, and more, I detail the blockers many of us have learned or taken on that are simply excuses that allow us to continue to live small or in fear of doing the big, hairy, audacious goals that you secretly dream about.
I'm also telling you about my brand new course, An Introduction to Intentional Living! The course begins April 19th, with modules going out every Sunday for 8 weeks. For 8 weeks, through email, I will walk you step-by-step, using guided meditations, journal prompts, quizzes, self-reflection, and assignments, to help you get in touch with your values, your desires, and to create the self-trust you need to live authentically. By the end of the course you’ll have created 5-10 values-based, authentic goals; have an actionable plan on how to move forward with them; and most importantly, finally really know what you want out of life and how you’re going to get it.
Read about the course here: https://www.catherinedandrews.com/intentional-life-course
Purchase the course here (use code SOOTHER for 10% off): https://transactions.sendowl.com/products/78243214/76EFA7E5/view
Purchase for the course closes at 12pmET on April 19th. The modules start that same day.
Read about 1:1 coaching with Catherine here: https://www.catherinedandrews.com/individual-coaching-program
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

37: How you can learn to mindfully engage with your fear Apr 05, 2020

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I'm here today to talk about a topic I know we are all grappling with: fear.
I used to be a terrified person. I let fear rule and run my life, without even realizing that's what I was doing. Thanks to my personal development, mindfulness practices, and other strategies I used, I'm now able to experience fear, even have compassion for it, but not let it be the decision-maker in my life.
So today, I'm sharing the 10 tips I use to mindfully engage with my fear and move through it, and I hope they'll help you, too.
The Sunday Soother is a spin-off the popular newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a weekly newsletter that helps readers access their spirituality and mindfulness in practical, actionable ways.
You can find Catherine @candrews on Twitter and Instagram @catherineandrews. Submit your questions anonymously at this link; or email your question to Catherine here.

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